Cancellation is only possible for private tickets and only until April 30th, 2015. The cancellation fee is 19,85 euro. For further information, please get in touch by writing us a letter, email or fax to:
republica GmbH, Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlinticket@re-publica.de
Fax: +49 30 692033 799

To save cancellation fees, it is also possible to sell a ticket you already purchased and have the name on the ticket changed accordingly. In that case, please send an email to ticket@re-publica.de as well.

It turns out that I can’t make it to re:publica after all and so I would like to transfer my ticket to someone else. How do I go about doing this?

Not a problem. If you want to sell your ticket or gift it to someone then send an email to ticket@re-publica.de. It must include the name and email address of the original attendee, the name and email address of the new attendee, original purchase date of the ticket, ticket number and quantity. With this information we can transfer your ticket. Please note that transfers can only be done until May 2, 2015 and that ticket prices cannot be reimbursed. So, if the ticket to be transferred is not a gift then it is up to you and the new recipient to work out your own payment method.

Of course, you can still sell your ticket even if the May 2, 2015 deadline has passed. However, passed that date we won’t be able to change the original name on the ticket and nametag to that of the new attendee’s. There will be blank nametags available on location at the accreditation desk, which can be filled out by hand.

Discount tickets are offered for re:publica 15 again. School and university students, apprentices/trainees, social security/benefits recipients, pensioners and disabled are eligible for these tickets. It is very important that you are able to provide corresponding documentation of eligibility on location.

No worries, besides buying an Early Bird Ticket you have to two options for attending rp15 – and they are both free:

Become a helper
Before, during and after re:publica we are depending on the support from volunteer helpers. As a helper you will receive a Three-Day-Ticket in exchange for 8 hours of work, including catering. Helper accreditation will begin around February 2015.

Become a speaker
Our Call for Papers begins in December. It will give you the chance to submit a talk, a workshop, a discussion panel or another form of action and thus apply to be part of the re:publica 2015 programme.

Up until now we have never had to reject anyone who has applied to be a re:publica helper. However, if more helpers apply this time than we need it may well be the case that we will have to reject a few applicants. If you do not want to run that risk, purchase a ticket now and sell it on later.

This year, for the first time, you get one for two — one ticket for both re:publica and MEDIA CONVENTION Berlin. Compared to other conferences of similar size and scope, we feel that we’ve continued to be able to keep re:publica ticket prices fair. Despite rising costs, we aim to make participation in re:publica open to all and, along with Early Bird Tickets, offer discount tickets as well as the opportunity to take part for free as an event helper or speaker.

Those who want to escape re:publica’s festival hubbub can head to the centrally located VIP lounge and use its calm atmosphere to conduct business or just hang out with old friends and new acquaintances and enjoy the catering with the re:publica 2015 speakers.

Continuous catering during all three days

Four meals (breakfast, lunch, afternoon cakes, snack in the evening) as well as soft drinks, coffee and tea are included in the Business Ticket and are available throughout the day in the VIP lounge. All warm meals are freshly prepared by the STATION BERLIN kitchens and, of course, vegetarian options are also available.

Transferability

Compared to regular tickets, Business Tickets are transferable. For companies this means that colleagues can alternate attendance by sharing the company ticket. This way everyone can take in the re:publica atmosphere and become inspired, conduct meetings on location or let staff members with specific skill sets attend corresponding thematic focal areas during the conference.

Supporting re:publica

This last point may be the deciding factor in the purchase of a Business Ticket because it helps to ensure that re:publica can, thanks to its reasonable ticket costs, remain “The DAVOS of the people”, as once phrased by Jeff Jarvis. The unique heterogeneity of the audience is what makes re:publica so exciting and inspiring, especially for business professionals. Those who want an honest answer to questions, such as how good product X or service Y is, will ask the re:publica participants – the veteran teacher enjoying the sunshine in the courtyard or the student hacker having a late night drink at the bar. You may even find that new coder or that needed designer for your business!

Yes, for groups of pupils, students, trainees, people on social welfare, retirees and people with disabilities. Please present documents at the door. Please send your inquiries for group tickets to ticket@re-publica.de.

The re:publica has grown so much that it is impossible to keep the STATION courtyard open throughout the event. But this year, there are also more stages that are accessible for all visitors. Even so, there are certain times when you will be able to enter the courtyard without a ticket: The “pre:publica” on the Monday before the event is open to everyone, and during the event, the courtyard will be open for all on the Wednesday and Thursday night (the exact time will follow).

Call for Papers

Take part in our Call for Papers! From early December on you can submit your session idea. Please register at our website and submit a new session form for each idea. A detailed description can be found below. A little hint, the more precise and complete the information you submit, the easier for us to select your session.

No, you only need to update your account. Log in with your details. On the main page you see the note “re:publica 15: Please register first.” Click on it and follow the instructions: select “re:publica 15” and confirm the process.

We need information concerning your session idea including the topic, a brief description of the content and the format (lecture, discussion, workshop or action), all in German or English, as well as some information about you.

Selection criteria include the quality and completeness of your proposal and how well your proposed session fits in to the programme. We are looking for creative and innovative contributions, as well as interesting concepts and methodologies.

On the day your session will take place. We do not need your finished presentation but your short session description will be published online. We’d suggest making the short description informative and well formulated when submitting, in order to get readers interested in your session. Also, make it short but sweet (hardly anyone reads more than half a page, so your session's description is limited to 2,000 caracters).

No, unfortunately not. Due to the fact that we try to keep our entrance fees a low as possible and affordable for everyone, we have a really tight budget. We hope you understand that we therefore cannot compensate for travel and accommodation costs.

We have 15, 30 and 60 minute slots. You can let us know your preference in your proposal. If your session is “Action” orientated, and thus doesn’t need a specific stage or room, it can use up more time.

You can already start to fill out and complete your speaker profile or finish this at a later time. You'll need to already provide a picture in the required dimensions. Please note, your speaker profile must be fully completed by the end of January for your session to be accepted.

Choose your username. It will be visible to all website users.

Enter a valid e-mail address.

After completing registration you will be forwarded to the home page again and receive an activation link via your submitted e-mail address. Please note that this might take up to 15 minutes depending on your e-mail provider and please also check your spam folder... Click the link and set a password.

When you're logged in you will find a menu bar (black and grey bar on the top of the page) and your user dashboard:

To edit your profile click "edit" below the menu bar and find your user account were you can change your e-mail address and password, as well as your "Speaker profile" where you can edit & complete your speaker profile.

My events: Here you can switch between the events of the last years if you where already registered back then.

To submit a session go to "User account" (your dashboard) where you find the field "Create Session" and can click on "Add content > Session" to create a session proposal

Feel free to save and continue at a later date – but remember: your session needs to be completely filled out by January 31, 2015.

Add speakers to your sessions. If you are planning several speakers into your session, all of them need to register and create a profile. Once you know their username, please add the usernames to the "speakers" field in the form. Make sure to wait for the autocomplete that verifies the speaker name with our database.

Once you saved your session and can access it from your dashboard, also the curation team can see it. That means it's submitted and you don't need to do anything else.

Celebrate, your session is fully filled out and submitted on time! Or go back to Step 7 and submit more session proposals.

You will be able to change the session proposal at any time. Though if you change it after the Call for Papers deadline on January 31, 2015 you should notify us. We will in turn notify you if we think your session proposal needs a rewrite before we can publish it.

An Ignite Talk is a short presentation on a specific topic. You will have 5 minutes to pitch a certain idea, a project you started or anything else you deeply care about. Normally it would be used to call for action, to search for people to join the project or to just get the word out.

If you hold a 5-minute Ignite Talk at re:publica you will be featured on our website and get a video recording of your talk. However you won't get a free ticket for the conference.